Wringer



W. H. VOSS.

WRINGERl APPLICATION FILED MAY u, 1917.

Patented June 29, 1920.

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W. H. VOSS.

WHINGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY II, I9I7.

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WILLIAM H. VOSS, DAVENPBT, IOWA.

WBINGER.

To all whom 1f-may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. Voss, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wringers, of which the following is the specification. My lnvention relates to improvements 1n wrmgmg machines 1n wh1ch` a new and useful arrangement of safety guardand table, respectively, is embodied, and more particularly to that combination, construction and arrangement of parts as will result in the quick, eilicacious and simple adjustment and operation of-said guard and table.

One of the objects of vthis invention isto provide a table so attached to the wringer frame that when the clothes are pushed along its top'by7 the ,operator they will `feed into the rolls with the least possible effort, and so constructed that should the clothes Wrap around the rolls, the table will .auto- 'matically rise and move away from saidI rolls and which table may be swung back so that -the rolls" maybe readily cleaned should they' become soiled.

A further obj'ct of this invention is to so construct ythe'table that no sharp or rough y edges will ybe presented to the clothes passing thereo'ver, and at the same time prevent the clothes from sliding off thevtable when they areboiling. hot and difCultfOr the A still further object -oftlie invention -is to provide ay guard for-the upper roll of. such nature that it. will not interfere Awith the clothes passing over the rollsand at the same time will rise with the upper roll thickness kof Awill be capa le of botha verticaltranslationand an outwardly swinging movement,

plished in an even 'and smooth 'manner, thus enabling the guard to be readily lifted or swung away when it becomes'f,nece ssary to clean thel rolls, orwhen .the clothesy become entangled therein.y f. y,Another ob'ect of the invention `isto provide such alv guardY that there. willfbe no necessity yof pushingthe clothesany conside erable distanceV beyond the` guard 'befo're 3 coming in contact ,with k tl'lero1 ls,th1 i s adding maid-arabia@ the @Hiaec'rljaf the guard.-

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented ne 29, 192.0., Application led May 11, 1917. Serial No. 167.856.

land *at the-'same time preventing the operator from coming in 'contact with the dangerous, moving upper roll.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the following description proceeds, it bemg understood that althoughI have illustrated and described a' preferred embodiment of my invention, there are various.

changes and modifications that may be made without departing lfrom' the spirit of my invention, except as limited by the appended -I of a wringer Fig. 4 \is a vertical transverse sectionl through the rolls and upper guard members, and' showing one of the guard members partially raised.

4Figm `is a fragmentary perspective view ofthe upper portion'of the roll-frame to which the upper guardmembers are pivoted.

Referring tothe several views of the. drawings in which similar numerals referA to similar parts, 1 designates the supporting legs which are provided with rectangularly meeting faces 2 and 3 at their` lower end-so arranged that the wringer may be readily secured by means of suitable bolts passing through'the slots 4 to any desired supporting structure.

In the upper part of the frame work are secured in the roll-frames 24,24, the usual y rolls 5 and 6, which may be driven by means of any suitable power. i The pressure between the rollsmay be readily adjusted land `regulated by means of the wing nuts" 7 which by beingraised or lowered increase or decrease the amount of ycompression yin the spiral springs y8, which in turny transmit this tightening or loosening effect to the rolls ,through thermediumfof the ,barf 9, which, presses down Vupon.fthefupperfroll y virtue j i of the journal lformed upon t e end of said bar 9. A dripjpanor chute 11 'isfpivota'lly mountedupon the supporting legs 1 ."'byy means'offthe pivot 35, and has attached tothe under side Athereof the gripping devicey f 110 `holdthe drip pan 11 in tilted.

" llf` which fric/tional engagement withthe position" for use from yeithery side of the wringer as desired. -The dri` pan 11 is conf-- chute for the purpose of returning the eX- cess water to the tub, washing machine, or other device upon which the. wringer may be mounted.

Located upon one or both sides of the wringer and adjacent the lower roll thereof is a table designated generally by A. This table comprises a tray 12, which is pivotally mounted between the outer end of the side arms 13 by means of a rod 32. The side arms are attached to the cross arm 17, which l in turn is attached to the body of the wringen The rear edge of the tray 12 is set into orotherwise attached to a strip of wood 14, and has a series of holes 15 located d1- rectly in front of said wooden strip 14, the purpose of these holes being to permit the escape of any'water which wou-ld otherwise be collected in front of the wooden strip 14.

The front edge of the tray i'sspaced slightly v from the lower roll, and is provided withv a down turned bead or flange 16, and rests,

,slightly in the rear of said flange, on the cross bar 17, attached to the body -of the wringer.

A s is apparent, the construction and arrangement` of this table is such'as to permit the clothes when pushed along its top to feed into the rolls with the least possible effort, and also by virtue'of its being hinged at its outer end, will, in case the clothes should become wrapped around the lower roll, automatically be raised bythe clothes coming in Contact from the undersidevwith the flange 16, thus swinging the tray 12 away from said rolls; and should it be desired thistable may readily be swung on its pivot away from said rolls'in order that they may be readily cleaned should they becomey soiled. The wooden strip 14 is s'o placed `that the clothes passing onto the table will not drag over the. metal edge of the tray and ,this` strip further` prevents the clothes from sliding off of the table when they are boiling hot and diilicu'lt to handle. The tray 12 is preferably 'made of metal so as to preventI warping, and also to render it posguard represented generally by B, whichv sible to place the'edge of the tray nearer the. rolls than* would be the case if wood were used instead.

In combination with the table hereinbefore described,l lhave provided an upper perforation 23, and at its outer end with a perforation to register with the perforai tion 21.

In Fig. 5 is illustrated the upper portion of one of the slotted roll-frames 24, upon which is formed as shown the ear 25, which is provided with the apertures 26, 27, and the lugs 28, 29. The links 22 (one at each side) are preferably formed by a suitable rectangular bend at each end of a metal bar 30, vwhich bar is of such length as to fit for rva snug turning movement between the ears 25 located at the opposite ends of theupper portion of the wringer. This fit may, if desired, be accompanied by suflicient friction to hold the guard suspended in whatever position it may be placed. By means of this vbar 30, when one end of the guard bar 18 is raised, the other end will rise with it, thus insuring both en ds of the guard bar working in unison.' In' assembling, the links 22 which are carried upon each end of the bar 30, the holes 23 and 26 are brought into 'registering relation, and suitable pivot pins passed therethrough. The hole 21 and the hole in the outer end of the link 22 are also brought into'registry, and the link 22 and the ear 20 securedfor pivotal movement in a similar manner.

The hanger 19 is provided at its lower end as shown in Fig. 1 with the ear or projection` 31, whose function is to bear against the roll-frame 24, and thus hold the guard bar 18 when in operative position, a predetermined distance' away from the upper roll 5.

It will be noted in Fi' 1 and 5 'that the roll-frame 24 is provi ed near its upper portion Vwith an apertured lug 37, which lug .is rigidly secured by means of a suitable bolt to the journal box 10 of the .upper roll. From this construction it is apparent that as the upper roll moves up'and down, the

journal box 10, the roll-frame 24, and the,4

guard member 18 will consequently move up and down therewith, thus causing the guard bar 18 to have an up and down movement in unison with the up and down movement of the upper "roll 5.

hen the guard bar 18 is in its lowest position, in otherwords, its operative position, the lower edge of the link 22 will rest upon the luO 28, thus holding the guard steady and fiom further downward move; ment. Should theclothes becometangled,

or should it become necessary to clean the rolls, the upper guard may be readily lifted vertically or swung outwardly, and at the same time the table A may be turned on its axis 32 back from'the lower roll, and both rolls bevthus made readily and quickly accessible. After the rolls have been cleaned or the clothes untangled, the table and guard are byL a simple movement or two of the hand easily and quickly thrown againy into operative position, thus completely eliminating any tedious manipulation or difficult adjustment of the guard and table.

Such parts as the drip pan 11 and the tray 12 will preferably be formed of sheet metal, while the guard bar 18, the cross bar 17, and the strip 14 will preferably be made of wood. However, the use of other' materials for these parts, if desired, would not depart from thespirit of my'invention.

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that I have provided in combination a new and useful table and guard, which table and guardmay be quickly thrown into adjusted position for cleaning the rolls and other parts, and which guard when in operative position will effectively prevent the operator from coming in contact with the upper roll, will not interfere with the clothes passing over the table and into the roll, and which tray and guard, especially the'latter, are capable of an even and smoothadjustment, thus eliminating all jerky, uneven and unsteady movements which are so undesirable in the parts.

Having now described my invention, I claim 1. ,In wringing apparatus, a body porvtion, a pair of rolls, a guard bar adjacent one of said rolls, means connecting said bar to said body portion for permitting .both vertical rectilinear and outwardly swinging adjustment of said bar with relation to said body portion, saidmeans retaining said bar in whatever vertical rectilinear position it may be placed.

2. In wringing apparatus, a body portion,

. a pair of rolls, a guard bar adjacent one of said rolls, a hanger on said bar,|a link pivoted to said bar and said bodyportion to permit both a vertical rectilinear and outwardly swinging movement of said bar, the joints between the link, the bar and the body portion being sufficiently tight to hold the bar in whatever vertical rectilinear position it may be placed.

3. In a wringer, a roll-frame, an ear on 'said frame, a lug on said ear, a guard bar,

a hanger securedV to said guard bar, a link pivoted at one end to said hanger and at the other to said ear, the lower edge of said link resting on said lug when said guard bar in operative position.-

4. In a wringer, a pair of roll-frames, an ear on each of said frame", a lug on each of said ears, a guard bar, ahanger secured to each end of said guard bar, a link for each of said hangers, said links being pivoted at one end to said hanger and at the other end to said ear, said links being rigidly connected together by a bar and the lower edges of said links resting on said lugs to hold the guard bar in operative position.

quick adjustment of these' 5. In a wringer, a pair of side arms, a table pivoted near its outer edge to the outer portions of said side arms, the inner edge of said table being supported adjacent the lower roll of said wringer when in operative position.

6. .In a wringer, outwardly extending side arms, a tablepivoted near its outer edge to -said arms and having its inner edge when in operative position supported adjacent the lower roll of said wringer, and the outer edge of said table being provided with a` wooden strip to prevent the clothes sliding on therefrom backwardly.

In a wringer, outwardly extending side arms, a table pivoted to said side arms, said table comprising a sheet metal tray having a rounded strip of wood fitted over the rear `edge thereof, and said tray being providedv immediately in front of said wooden strip with a series of perforations to permit the drainage of water from said table.

8. Ina wringer a frame having a pair of rolls, a journal boX on each end of the upper roll, a-guard bar, a hanger secured to each end` of said bar, apair of links each pivotally connected at one end to one of said hangers and `at the opposite end to said journal boxes respectively, and means connecting said links to cause them to move in unison whereby both ends of said bar will move also in unison. 9. In a wringer a frame having a pair of rolls, a journal box on each end of the upper roll and mounted to move up and down therewith, a link pivotally connected to each of said boxes, a hanger pivoted to each of said links, a guard bar carried by said hangers whereby said bar may have either rectilinear movement in a vertical plane or may swing in the arc of a circle, there being sufficient friction in the pivotal connection of the link with the box to hold the bar in adjusted position in said vertical plane.l

10. In a wringer a body portion, a pair of rolls, a guard bar for said rolls, a hanger on each endof said bar, a pair of links each pivotally connected at one end to one of said hangers and at the other end to said body portion, the length of said vlinks being small compared with the length'k of said hangers, and means to normally hold said links in a horizontal position whereby said bar may have either rectilinear movement in a vertical plane or swinging movement.

In witness whereof,I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification' in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. VOSS.

Witnesses:

V. E. BRAMMER, HARRY F. Voss. 

